Preserving the Spirit of National Parks: The U.S. Army in Yellowstone

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dc.citation.firstpage48
dc.citation.issueNumberSpring
dc.citation.journalTitleRice Historical Review
dc.citation.lastpage57
dc.citation.volumeNumber1
dc.contributor.authorWang, Tim
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-03T17:31:48Z
dc.date.available2016-11-03T17:31:48Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractAs the flagship U.S. National Park, Yellowstone,throughout its administrative history, has set many precedents for park management policies and practices across the United States. This essay examines the period of administration of the park by the United States Army from 1886 to 1916, which was especially formative for Yellowstone. The army reversed the trend of ineffective leadership in administering the park. The policies enacted during that period — regarding nature, wildlife, and tourism management — laid the groundwork for the administration of Yellowstone. In turn, many of these best practices were adopted by subsequent national parks. Most importantly, the army's work served as a major factor in the very preservationof the national parks system. Therefore, the park administration by the United States Army left a lasting legacy that is still evident in both Yellowstone and many other national parks today.
dc.description.sponsorshipRice History Department
dc.format.extent10 pp
dc.identifier.citationWang, Tim. "Preserving the Spirit of National Parks: The U.S. Army in Yellowstone." <i>Rice Historical Review,</i> 1, no. Spring (2016) Rice University: 48-57. https://doi.org/10.25611/m-00054.
dc.identifier.digitalWang-RHR-2016-Spring
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/m-00054
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/92667
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRice University
dc.relation.IsPartOfSeriesSpring 2016, Inaugural Issue
dc.rightsThis article is licensed under a CC-BY license; copyright remains with the authors.
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
dc.titlePreserving the Spirit of National Parks: The U.S. Army in Yellowstone
dc.typeJournal article
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